I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humour
– Horatio Nelson
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Thank god for Lord Nelson!
A British hero!
There were other (unsung) heroes, Verity. The next 10 years were no picnic for the Royal Navy. I’m preparing a review of Trafalgar and the post-Trafalgar conflict. Just because there were no big sea-battles, didn’t mean that the naval war ended in 1805.
Findlay D-
That’s very interesting. Somebody said on telly last night that Traf saved us from French invasion but didn’t explain why such a faraway battle wd defend the Channel/Manche. Building a new fleet was a lot cheaper in those days. But still meant somebody had to pay their taxes. To an increasingly powerful gumn!
Findlay, excellent! Nelson is a true hero, probably the greatest military hero this nation has ever produced, and Norfolk’s greatest son, methinks.
Interesting to wonder what would have happened if Nelson had survived Trafalgar.